Hawthorne party turns deadly as shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded

UPDATED: HAWTHORNE: One person was killed and three more were injured after shots were fired at a New Year's Eve party in Hawthorne early Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred about about 1 a.m. on the 13500 block of Cerise Avenue, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Diane Hecht said in a statement.

Hawthorne police responded and stopped a vehicle speeding from the scene, Hecht said. The vehicle was taking a victim who was pronounced dead at the hospital, Hecht said.

Another victim was also transported to the hospital by a friend, while two others were taken by ambulance to area hospitals, Hecht said. The three other victims did not suffer life-threatening wounds, Hecht said.

No arrests had been made as of midday Tuesday, Hecht said. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.